Horse-boot.



7 0 1 i 1 Y A M D E T N E T A P M U I RB E 8 HR m am 5 3 5 8 0 APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1906.

RS 50., WASHINGTON, n c,

THE NORRIS UNITED STATES PATENT rrron.

HORSE-BOOT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

:Patented May. 14, 1907.

Application filedZMay 22.1906- Serial No. 318.275-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY OBRIEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Carroll, in the county of Carroll and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Boots; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful imrovements indevices adapted to cure interference in animals and my object is to provide a device that when applied to the ankles of a horse or other animal will cause it to travel with its feet apart so that the hoof of one foot Will be prevented from striking the ankle of the other foot.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device complete. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of one end thereof. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail perspective views of parts of my improved device.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals indicate like parts, 1 indicates the body portion of my interfering device, said body portion being composed of parallel strips, preferably of leather or other slightly yieldable material. Substantially covering the body portion 1 is a casing 2, said casing being secured to the body portion 1 by stitching or the like as best shown at 3 in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the casing being provided with a depression 4, said depression extending centrally along both sides of the casing and around the free end thereof, the object of said depression being to form a covering for the exposed ends of the stitching material 3 thereby protecting said stitching material from immediatecontact, when the device is used.

The casing 2 develops at each end into ankle straps 5 and 6 respectively, the strap 5 being provided at its free end with a buckle 7 while the strap 6 is provided with a plurality of openings 8 adapted to co-operate with the tongue of the buckle 7 and hold said device in place upon the ankle of the animal. A pad 9 is also secured to the strap 5 and is projected beyond the buckle, so that when the device is secured in place the buckle will be prevented from abrasing the flesh of the animal.

In order to dispose the ankle straps into substantially circular form when secured together, I dispose between the inner end of the body 1 and the casing 2 triangular blocks 10 and dispose across the ends of the body 1 and triangular blocks 10 a reinforcing strip 11, said strip extending beyond said triangular blocks and is secured to the straps 5 and 6 in any preferred way. To the reinforcing strip 11 is secured a pad 12, said pad protecting the ankle of the animal from contact with the solid portion of my improved device.

After the parts of my improved device have been secured together the casing 2 is compressed around the body 1 thereby substantially closing the depression 4 and rounding the edges of the casing 2, so that the body portion 1 and the casing 2 will be substantially circular in cross section.

In operation the straps 5 and 6 are placed around the ankles of an animal and the body portion 1 disposed inwardly whenthe strap 6 is placed into engagement with the buckle 7 and drawn taut around the ankle of the animal. When the device is so placed and the animal is moving forward the body 1 will strike the opposite ankle and cause the animal to throw its feet apart when traveling, the result being that after this device has been used a few times the animal will learn to travel with its feet spread apart and there by avoid striking its hoofs.

By having the body portion substantially round it will be seen that a very little mud and the like will collect thereon and it will further be seen that when the device is properly strapped upon the ankle of the animal it will be impossible for the same to turn thereon, the pads serving to hold the same substantially rigid and by forming the body 1 of heavy leather, the same will be substantially rigid even when wet.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a body consisting of parallel strips, a casing for said body, means to secure said casing to the body, straps integral with said casing, a buckle on one of said straps adapted to engage openings in the opposite strap, a pad secured to one of said straps, a pair of angular blocks adjacent the inner end of the body and a reinforcing stri secured to said blocks and body said bloc s and strip disposing said straps in a'circular form.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body portion, a casing surrounding said body ortion, means to secure said casing to the ody portion, straps integral with sa1d casing, means to adjustably secure the ends of said straps together, blocks interposed between the end of said body and the casing, a reinforcing strap secured to said straps and across the ends of said blocks and body and a pad secured to said reinforcing HARRY OBRIEN.

pad secured to one of Witnesses:

FRED. S. GARLEY, C. BAWDEN. 

